Credit-account-filing device.



PATBNTBD DEG. 31, .1907.

W. EAGRETT.

CREDIT ACGOUT FILING DEVICE.

` APPLICATION FILED H1B. 2a. 1,901.

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AUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM EACRETT, CF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES W. SMITH, OF TORONTO, CANADA.

CREDIT-ACCOUNT-FILING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

'Patented Dee. 31,1907.

Application filed February 23,1907. Serial No. 358832.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be 1t known that l, WILLIAM EAGRETT, a subject of the Kingiof Great Britain, residing in the city of Toronto, in the county of York 5 and Province of Ontario, Canada, merchant,

'10 credit `account filing devices, and the object of my invention is tol enable a store-keeper or other person to kee account of the daily sales made without liaving to resort to the fusual book-keeping for that purpose, thereby @115 reducing operating expenses and insuring When a fabsolute accuracy -in accounts.

` customer makes a purchase, the duplicate-of -the original billis placed inthe desired sup- -.porting fmember or holder of the device, thereby having .in :convenient pgosition `the faccounts for each customer. y opening hefdevice the name of each customer car` i-iedj-fbyjeach billis at once displayed before ftheqoperator 'in a compact yet very convenient form.

;inventionf as embodied in di erent forms will 'be .hereinafter described.

.'Eigurelvista perspective view of my preerredgform .of 'credit laccount lfiling device, :showingsame-opened out art way. Fig. 2

v'isafside elevation in close or folded form of 4 the credit faccount-ling device shown in i1. .Fig.- 3 Eis anr enlarged `vertical section through one of the supporting members or holders,-showing a clip; or attaching member associated therewith for retaining .theduplicate 'bills .in place. Fig. 4 is a sideelevation dof:analternative form of-my creditaccount filingjdevice irl-extended vform: This ligure *also* shows fa vertical longitudinal section' 'through an extended slide or support =for same, and .'Fig. 5 is a -side velevation-oi` the alternative lform ofcredit account filing device shown in Fig. 4, when same-is closed'or. 'folded up.

In the drawings, like characters of reference indicate corresponding -parts in leach ligure. I \I am'aware-that the prior state .of the arti shows a number ofhorizontally-supportedi trays or sections, controlled by levers or'lazy tongs forfthepurpose of trunk or display or@ sample case'manufacture, butnone of these articles ofmanuacture are as compact vras isf The 'construction and o eration lof my when my device is4 closed up ,it-occu ies veny;T

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my device, nor are Athey suitable for the purpose for which l have designed my credit account tiling device.

My device is designed to ybe longitudinally extended andclosed. The supporting mern- .60

bersor holders laced one behind the other will, when the evice-is'extended, be moved apart and made assume a backwardly inclined .position so as "to clearly-expose the name'of a customer on the duplicate sale slip =or bill, `65 or the contents cfa-card or character thereof held-'by the device.

Although bymeansofmy device Iigetcom i. l y. A plete exposure-'of the namefof the f'custome1'- on the duplicate saleslip-or -bill,'fnevertheles much less room tnan the devices be orefmen tioned.- 1- b 4 My device will be referably stamped-'out of sheet metal, such any suitable material.

each side of which are pivotedthedazyitt mothea ondingbagjlrzlevers -E Err cept -for .the en l @levers 'F,1SG,` 1H land?` ach.' Jront lever C lis pivoted=at-l, D, fandr'lfas rivets or pins, to threeofthe ibackflevers Upon inspecting fthe drawings it will lbegun mediate the length-'ofrtherleversc and E. n

Lare 'the sup orting members or rholders,

preferably :provided with side flanges land l.90

ets or pins J (see dotted lines in Fig. 2) 'they-f9.5` I

are pivoted to vtheflowerfends=otherlevers Cv and E.

In order togive the '-pro er'co-actionrbetween "the llazy tongs fan ythe supporting members or holders L, these supporting :1.00

members or holderskmust be add1t1onally supported by said -lazytongs: for this -purl y pose I provide a lurality of linksM pivoted I at their u per en s by the pins or rivetsr'n,to

the side anges 1l ofithe supporting members =105 or holders 9L, :near their :upper ends and .pivoted bythe pins or rivets K to the upper ends of the-levers C and E.

When the device is extendedor'openedt 'Will vbe understood that theaction lor' ythe I=1i10 azytongs Y lazy tongs together with tho links M will throw the supporting members or holders L backward and thus display the name of the customer carried by the duplicate bills N.

Upon referring to Figs. l and 2, it will be seen that the end link n1 is pivoted to the third member of the levers B from the righthand end of the device. It will be understood by one skilled in this art, that the farther away the links M are pivoted to the lazy tongs from the supporting members or holders L, the quicker will be the movement of the said supporting members or holders when the device is opened or unfolded.

When my preferred form of device is fully4 opened or unfolded, the links M will occupy a substantially horizontal position, so therefore in order not to interfere with the movement of the rear or last supporting member or holder M1, I extend the lazy tongs a sufficient distance beyond this supporting member or holder so that the end member A1 will `notinterfere 'with its movement.

The levers G, besides being pivoted at J and D to their two associated back levers E, are pivoted by the pin or rivet g to the side h of the end member A.

In order to permit of the necessary movement of the lazy tongs, the upper portions of the sides 7L of the end member A are provided with vertical slots a in which operate the pins or rivets g. These pins or rivets are provided with flared heads t on their inner ends so as to assist in retaining the lazy tongs in place.

The levers F are pivoted at f to the lower portion of the inside of the sides L of the end member A, as is also the supporting member or holder L1. The levers I are pivoted at j to the lower portion of the sides b of the end member A1. The levers I-I are pivoted by the pins or rivets c to the upper portion of the sides b of the end member A1, which pins or rivets c, operate in vertical slots O formed in the sides b, so as to permit of the operation of the lazy tongs. When the preferred form of my device is closed or folded, as shown in Fig. 2, the supporting members or holders L occupy a substantially vertical position.

I have shown the supporting members or holders L wide enough to accommodate two ordinary duplicate bills placed side by side: but it will of course be understood that the device can be constructed so as to so accommodate any number of bills. I utilize any device or means for retaining the duplicate bills or other article carried or supported by the supporting members or holders L in place: according to the means shown 4for this purpose, I show clips 3 stamped out from the supporting members or holders L and having a part of their lower portions 4 bent down upon the bottom fianges m, thus throwing thel heads 5 of said clips down below the vacant ortion 6 from which said head was stampe As the heads5 will be stamped wide enough so as to span the opening in the said supporting membersor holders L from which the body portion of the clips have been stamped, it will be understood that the duplicate bills will be held by said clips in place. The stamping of these clips gives them approximately the configuration shown in Fig. 3, thereby causing their heads 5 to be spring-held against the supporting members or holders L.

In the alternative form of my device shown in Figs. 4 and "5, I dispense with the back levers E and the links M, and utilize the sides l of the supporting members or holders L in place of the back levers E. By means of the pins or rivets K1, the upper ends of the front levers B are pivoted to the side flanges l and by means of the pins or rivets J 1, the ends of the front levers B (with the exception of the end of the lever I, which is ivo ted at j to the lower portion of the side lief thc end member A1) are )ivoted to the lower portions of the sides Z of the supporting members or holders L. By means of the rivets or pinsD1 the levers B are pivoted to the sides l of the sup orting members or holders L at a point equidistant between the pins or rivets K1 and J1. As in the preferred form,- the supporting member or holder L1 is pivoted at f to the lower portion of the side h of the end member A. The link G in my alternative form of device is pivoted at its upper end to the upper portion of the side h of the end member A by the p in or rivet g operating in the vertical slot a. The supporting member or holder L2 is pivoted by the rivet or pin c to the upper'portion of the side b of the end member A1, which pin or rivet c operates in a vertical slot O formed in the upper portion of said side b.

The upper portions of the side flanges Z are preferably cut off or rounded as shown at 7.

When my alternative form of device isclosed or folded up, it will be understood upon referring to FiO. 5 that the supporting members or holders will occupy an angle relative to a horizontal plane, for instance more acute than the angle occupied by the same members in my preferred form, when the preferred form of device is closed up: these latter holders occupy a right-angular or perpendicular position. It will of course be understood by one skilled in this art, that I have used the terms `horizontal and perpendicular merely for descriptive purposes relative to my device: the holders thereof must, at4 all times, occupy an angular position to the base upon which the device is supported or rests.

What I claim as my invention is:

l. A credit-account filing-device designed to be longitudinally extended and closed lll; LA

comprising a plurality of supporting-members or hoclders placed one behind the other, and means, such as a plurality of levers or bars designed essentially to be moved apart longitudinal of the device when the same is extended, associated with the lower and upper portions of said supporting members or holders whereby, as the device is longitudinally extended, the said means will be moved apart so as to move said supporting members or holders apart and make them assume a backwardlyinclined position, so as to clearly expose the heading of the contents `carried thereby.

2. A credit-account filing-device designed to be longitudinally extended and closed,

comprising a plurality of supporting-members or holders placed one behind the other, and a plurality of levers or bars pivoted together and pivoted to the lower portions of said supporting-members or holders and pivoted to the upper portions of said supporting-members or holders whereby, as the device is longitudinally extended, the said supporting-members or holders will be moved apart and made to assume a backwardly-inclined position so as to clearly expose the heading of the contents carried thereby.

3. A credit-account filing-device designed to be longitudinally extended and closed comprising two end members; a plurality of supportin -members or holders situated between sai end members and one behind the other, and a plurality of levers or bars associated with said end members and pivoted to said supporting-members or holders at their lo'wer portions and pivoted to said supporting-members or holders at their upper portions whereby, as the device is longitudinally extended, the said supporting-members or holders will be moved apart and made to assume a backwardly-inclined position so as-to clearly expose the heading of the contents carried thereby.

4. A credit-account-filingdevice designed to be longitudinally extended and closed, comprising two end members; a plurality of supporting-members or holders situated between said end members and one behind the other, and a plurality of levers or bars associated with said end members and pivoted to said supporting-members or holders at their lower portions and pivoted to said supporting-members or holders at their upper portions whereby, as the device is longitudinally extended, the said supporting-members or holders will be moved apart and made to assume a backwardly-inclined position so as to clearly expose the heading of the contents carried thereby, and retaining-means associated with said supporting-members or holders.

5. A credit account filing device designed to be longitudinally extended and closed, comprising two end members; a plurality of M4 supporting members or holders situate tween said end members and one behind the other; a plurality of levers or bars associated with said end members and with each other and with the lower portions of said su port.- ing members or holders, and a plura ity of links hinged to the top of the majority of pairs of said levers 'or bars, and near the top of said supporting members or holders so that as the device is longitudinally extended, the said supporting members or holders will be moved apart and made to assume a backwardly-inclined position so as to clearly expose the heading of the contents carried thereby.

6. A credit account filing device designed to be longitudinally extended; and closed, comprising two end members; a plurality of supporting members or holders situated between said end members and one behind the other; a plurality of levers or bars associated with said end members and with each other and with the lower portions of said sup ort` ing members or holders; a plurality of inks pivoted to the top of the majority of pairs of said levers or bars, and near the top of said supporting members or holders so that as the device is longitudinally extended, the said supporting members or holders will be moved apart and made to assume a backwardly-inclined position so as to clearly expose the heading of the contents carried thereby, and retaining means associated with said su porting members or holders.

7. A credit account filing device designed to be longitudinally extended and closed, comprising two end members; a plurality of supporting members or holders provided with side flanges Z and bottom flanges m, between said end members and one behind the other; a plurality of levers or bars pivoted together and at the bottom Aof the side flanges Z and pivoted to the said end members; a plurality of links pivoted to thetop of the majority of pairs of said levers or bars and near the top of the side flanges l of said supporting members or holders so that as the device is longitudinally extended, the said supporting members or holders will be moved apart and made to assume a backwardly-inclined position so as to clearly expose the heading of the contents carried thereby, and retaining means associated with said supporting members or holders.

8. A cred1t account filing device designed to be longitudinally extended and closed, comprising front and rear end members provided with sides in the upper portions of which are formed vertical slots; a plurality of supporting members or holders between said front and rear end members and one behind the other; a plurality of levers or bars pivoted together and to the bottom ortions of said supporting members or hol ers; rivets or pins for pivoting the lower ends of the inwardly-extending levers or bars of the end pairs of levers or bars to the lower portions of the sides of said front and rear end members; rivets or pins secured in the u per portions of the out wardly-eXtending evers or bars of the end pairs of levers or bars and operating in the vertical slots in the upper portions of the sides of said front and rear end members, and a plurality of links pivoted to the top of the majority of pairs of the levers or bars and to said supporting members or holders so that as the device is longitudinally extended, the said supporting, members or holders will be moved apart and made to assume a backwardly-inclined position so as to clearly expose the heading of the contents carried thereby.

9. A credit account filing device designed to be longitudinally extended and closed7 comprising front and rear end members, provided with sides in the upper portions of which are formed vertical slots a plurality of supporting members or holders between said front and rear end members and one behind the other; aplurality of levers or bars pivoted together and to the bottom portions of said supporting members or holders; rivets or pins for pivoting the lower ends of the inwardlyf extending levers or bars of the end pairs of levers or bars to the lower portions of the -sides of said front and rear end members;

wardly-inclined position so as to clearly eX- pose the heading of the contents 'carried thereby, and retaining means associated with the said supporting members or holders.

In testimony whereof I have signed my Vname to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM EACRETT.

Vitnes-ses:

L. G. SHARPE, F. McDERMoTT. 

